Boom XB-1 Shatters The Sound Barrier, Reviving Civilian Supersonic Flight Hopes
Ever since the Concorde stopped flying, aviation buffs have dreamed of a civilian supersonic plane. Now there's been a successful test flight of one.
Watch ‘son of Concorde’ prototype break sound barrier for first time
Tuesday’s XB-1 flight marks the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since Concorde’s retirement more than 20 years ...
How weather can impact supersonic flights
A test flight over the Desert Southwest could mark the return of supersonic travel that has been largely sidelined since the ...
Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
On its twelfth test flight the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
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Plane completes first supersonic flight, breaks sound barrier
Boom, the American company building what promises to be the world's fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first ...
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Supersonic travel is a step closer as Boom flies demonstrator jet above Mach 1
Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology’s XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It’s the first independently developed ...
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
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Boom’s XB-1 Demonstrator Achieves Supersonic Flight
Less than a year from the maiden flight, the first civil supersonic jet made by a private company aims to demonstrate ...
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Boom Supersonic makes history, breaks sound barrier
On January 28, 2025, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test aircraft achieved a record speed of Mach 1.13 during a flight over the ...
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Arizona Cardinals Lend Their Boeing 777 Fleet To The Los Angeles Rams To Evacuate LA
According to an aviation analytics company Cirium, as of January 9, 2025, only 8.55% of American Airlines' flights to and from Los Angeles International had been canceled. For ultra-low-cost operator ...